Wired Bloggers Zap Electric Weaponeers

We Wired bloggers have a little e-mail list. So when I had trouble finding a headline for this story -- about how the Navy is investing millions into a shady maker of "man-made lightning" guns -- I asked the group for help. Here's a sample of what they came up with (plus some comments, in italics):

Navy Stocks Up On Lightning Guns Navy's Latest Investment: Lightning Guns

Navy: Kill 'Em With Lightning

Lightning Guns: The Other White Meat

Navy Weapon Would Make Lightning Far Less Random (maybe that's too vague, but i like the idea of the navy trying to defy the legendarily low odds of being struck by lightning)

Navy Weapon Gives Soldiers Power of Zeus (though I guess they'd be sailors, huh?)

Will Navy-funded Company Ever Get Lightning Gun to Strike Once?

Navy Invests Millions *(or however much they're investing) *in Shady Lightning Gun Company

Navy Pays Millions for Lightning Bolt

Lighting Strikes Twice: Navy Re-Invests in Failed Tech

Navy Re-enlists Laser-Guided Lightning Guns

Blue Streaks Of Light Are Sailors' Delight

U.S. Navy's Next Weapon: Strategic Lightning Strikes

Lighting Guns Steal Thunder From Navy Budget

Navy's Shock Stock in Flim-Flam Lightning Scam

maybe whittle on down to, "Will Navy Lightning Gun Ever Strike Once?"* and ZAP!
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Wired Bloggers Enjoy Procrastination, Headline-Writing (oops, that might just be me...)

Journalism at its finest, folks.